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Indonesia leader touts growing Russia ties after talks with Putin

Indonesia leader touts growing Russia ties after talks with Putin

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday and hailed growing ties with Moscow in a burgeoning relationship that has caused concern among some of Jakarta's Western allies.

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Czech champion Kvitova calls time on tennis career

Czech champion Kvitova calls time on tennis career

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova announced Thursday that she will be retiring from the professional tennis circuit after this year's US Open.

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Test series win in England bigger prize than IPL, says India captain Gill

Test series win in England bigger prize than IPL, says India captain Gill

Shubman Gill believes captaining India to a Test series victory in England would be a bigger achievement than winning the Indian Premier League.

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Sabalenka back to winning ways in Berlin

Sabalenka back to winning ways in Berlin

Twelve days after her bruising French Open final defeat, world number one Aryna Sabalenka returned to winning ways as she wrapped up her second round match against Rebeka Masarova in Berlin on Thursday 6-2, 7-6 (8/6).

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Mahuchikh, Holloway headline Paris Diamond League

Mahuchikh, Holloway headline Paris Diamond League

Yaroslava Mahuchikh headlines the Diamond League meet in Paris on Friday as athletes continue to fine-tune their form ahead of September's world championships in Tokyo.

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How did life survive 'Snowball Earth'? In ponds, study suggests

How did life survive 'Snowball Earth'? In ponds, study suggests

Earth has not always been so hospitable to live. During several ice ages, the planet's surface was almost completely frozen over, creating what has been dubbed "Snowball Earth".

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Russell signs new deal at Premiership champions Bath

Russell signs new deal at Premiership champions Bath

Scotland captain and British and Irish Lions fly-half Finn Russell has signed a new deal with Bath until 2028, the newly crowned Premiership champions announced on Thursday.

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2,000-year-old Roman wall paintings unearthed in London

2,000-year-old Roman wall paintings unearthed in London

Archaeologists have unearthed one of the largest collections of painted Roman wall plaster ever found in London and painstakingly pieced the fragments together, they said Thursday.

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Tourists, fishermen hunker as Hurricane Erick pounds Mexican coast

Tourists, fishermen hunker as Hurricane Erick pounds Mexican coast

Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast as a powerful category three storm Thursday, prompting tourists and locals to seek shelter amid warnings of widespread flooding and landslides.

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How Trumponomics has shaken global markets

How Trumponomics has shaken global markets

US President Donald Trump has taken just a few months since his election to upend global financial markets with his economic policies.

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